I did it!!! ​I reached my goal weight this morning!! I can't tell you how successful I feel!!

About my journey; started in 2007 at 300 pounds and had lapband surgically placed on June 27. I actually gained 20 pounds during my pre-op phase(so embarrassed to say this). Lost down to 260 pounds and that's where it ended. Vomited a lot, couldn't eat many healthy foods resorted to eating slider foods.

Fast forward to 2012; I lost my job, moved to a new city, life was on a downward spiral. Then something happened; I was somehow guided to this site! Life changing experience and how grateful I am. Within 6 weeks of finding this site I found a surgeon in Tijuana Mexico and had gastric sleeve surgery on September 10, 2012. The best thing I could have done at the time. Weight loss came off fairly quickly but I also learned very soon out that I could eat anything, fat, sugar, sliders and the like. I know surgery is a tool but at the time I didn't realize I needed a greater tool. I didn't initially go with the gastric bypass because I was afraid of the intestinal re-routing.

So weight gain started; Christmas came and I thought I could handle eating a little of this and a little of that; I was wrong.

So 2015 and I want to reach my goal weight; 160 pounds. I want to live the rest of my days at a normal healthy weight.

Through Bariatric Pal I found my amazing surgeon, Dr Zavalza and had my gastric bypass on September 4, 2015 at 203.6 pounds(started pre-op at 212.7).

Here I am at my goal weight, 160 pounds, down 52.7 this time around. I DID IT!!

The gastric bypass for me if different from the sleeve. I have really good restriction, I really don't have cravings, I now have an aversion to sugar, I can't eat anything and I have no issues with the re-routing part my labs are good and I take all of my required Vitamins daily.

Here are things that I do differently to make me a huge success this time around;

I know that there are foods that are trigger foods for me that I should never eat again so I have found healthy substitutes for them that I enjoy. I don't eat bread, Pasta or rice(I gave up a long time ago) but again if I chose have found alternatives that I can have. I also enjoy fruits(limited), vegetables and healthy carbs(squashes, sweet potato) and of course Protein. I track all of my food intake and drink all of my Water. I also have found exercise that I enjoy doing and have made it a daily routine.

I love myself and all of my size 6 clothing that I look fantastic in!

Now on to maintenance; I will keep doing what I am doing and enjoy what life brings!!

Congrats! Can't wait to get there myself. Only 1 month out but down 30 pounds!

That's so awesome! So happy for you!

Congratulations.

WOHOO!!!! Congrats!!!!

Well done to you.

You have gone though so many battles and you didn't give up!

You so deserve your success!

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Congratulations - all of your hard work has paid off.

I am less than 5 pounds away and cannot wait until the scale reads 130!!

Your story has really helped me feel better. I've been beating myself up about needing a revision from the sleeve to bypass. I've felt like a failure for the weight regain. My sleeve is stretched and I have acid reflux. Thanks again for sharing I really needed to hear something like this.

Congrats!!

Congratulations! Persistence pays off!